Sunday, November 13, 2011

It just Begins and Ends!!

Mas <=> Tpty:

[In Pic from left to right Krishna, Ram, Srini, Vijay and KC]
Title paathale theriyum Uru suthi vantha experience ezhuthurennu... Marriage function of our colleague "Salini Weds Sreekanth" .. Wednesday evening "Krish" force panni ticket book panna vechaaru (Go by train come by bus our last min plan)... 6 peru kelambinom (Vaish,Vijay, Ram, Srini, Krish and myself) manasula chennai trekking club owner nenapu ellarukum.. poota plan ellam ithuvaraikum urupidiya poonathe illa... plan eh illama rendu naalle ticket book panni, Mr.Venki darisanam paathutu vanthachu...

Thursday evening Krish correct ah sonnaru... Friday evening namballuku train at 4.10 PM so Friday mrng office ku 9'o clock seekiram vanthidalam so that kelambum bothu seekiram pogalam... avar sonna vaarthaiku maru peche ille.. ellam mandaya mandaya aatinom... Vaish, Srini apram naan... sonna time ku varave ille... we were just delayed by 3Hrs.. naanum ethir paakale aana 11.30 ku than vanthen... Sincere ah vanthathu Krish matum than :) ... engalavida konjam (9.30 :P) seekiram vanthu taaru Ram... "Oh My GOD" :D ...

Kelamburathuku munadi lite ah office work le tight aayutu irunthen... appo than "Vijay" ping panni thambi ticket print-out eduthitiya nu ketaru... asusual nan maranthuten... kelamburathuku munadi eduthupom nu nenachu vitten... en nalla ullathuku ellam nalla badiya amainjuthu... print out edukum bothu... "jsp error vanthitu irunthuthu..." rescue kaaga "Vijay" vantharu avar work panra tech java enrathala nan avar koopiten... enaaku therinju ella jsp error left hand le vijay solve panuvaru nu theriyom...aana "DAAM IT!" problem irctc site liyam... athu avarooda reach le illa enratha anniku confirm pannikiten :D...athuku avar enna oru kevalama oru look vittaru athe ellam as-usual free ah vituttu nan ticket printout eduka try pannitu irunthen... intha ticket iruntha than naanga ellarum poga mudiyum...

intha ticket prechana solve aavurathukulla oru vazhi aayuten... annikunu paathu entha system liyum irctc work aavale... since i booked it from my brothers account tickets copy was in my brothers gmail id... annanuku call panna avan punch dialog vere "internet rough ah iruku browsing tough ah irukum print out eduka-mudiyathu and anupa mudiyaathu nu sollitan" avan punch dialog ku oru allave illa..nellama theriyaama comedy pannitu irukuraru... 3.15 ku my system started responding irctc work aayuduchu... yipee ore santhosham... print out eduthitu ore ootam... pogum pothe Rama kupi[Kutty Pisasu] " pota plan pragaram neenga seekiram kelambureenga " appadinu oru timing joke adicha..ellarum iruntha tension ku avale appadiye vitu vanthathe periya vishayam...we were @ Guindy station by 3.25

Colleague oruthar "Gowtham" fresher ah senthu irukaaru... avar ennaku tirupathi le oruthar eh theriyum he'll help you getting in easily for darshan nu sonnaru... Thanks a lot nu avar kitte solli... therinjavaroda number vangitu vanthutom...

4.10 train @ Central station 14 KM away from our office... Nan senja late kaaga oodi poi than trai pidika porom nu mudivaayuduchu... intha nerathule Guindy station le train ticket to central vaangitu poganum.. thanks to Ram avar intha maathiri prechana varum nu therinju already 4 peruku ticket eduthutaaru... Rendu ticket edukanum which was also handled by Ram again at Guindy station... again enna ellarum oru kevalama oru look vitaanga... come on boys cheer-up nu solli avanga manasu thalarama koopitu ponnen :)... Guindy station sooper ah irunthuthu... 3.30 train pidichutom santhosam ennaku double santhosam :)... 3.55 Central vaasal le irunthom...

Train le errum pothu than ellarukum ore doubt adutha 5hrs enna panna porom nu ... en kitte cards pack kondu vara sonnanga... nan thappi thavari kondu vanthuten... mrng lirunthu panna prechanaiku ithuvum kondu varalena it would be "BEAU-tiful day"... train time was at 4.30 only... so no worries endrathu krish kum ennakum mattum theriyum... any-ways we were in station at 4.05...

KC req was to get a UNO card athu ennanu kooda ennaku idea illa... Vijay (KC's Husband ah irukaaru :D) paawam train kelamburathuku munadi oodi poi Station le irukure Higginbothams le ketutu vanthaaru.. for his luck anga illai :)... 5hrs um snacks saapitu irukurathu kashtam...:P ... athukaaga snacks vaangamalam illa... lite ah 6 chips packet 3 cool drinks 4 biscuit (kannu vekka koodathu naanga 6 peru engaluku vayiru full avurathu ennanu theriyathu muchu vidama adichu norikitom)... velile snacks vangum pothe TC vanthu sollitaru unga seats le normal passengers vanthu okaruvaanga bathiram nu... avaru sonnathale "AAlert ayutom" door close pannitom...

Till the train started engaluku ore prechana than... yes ellarukum therinja antha Buckingam kaalvai [koovam]... Krish konjam hygenic ah irupaaru... enga kooda vantha odane paawam avarum engala maathiri ayutaaru :)... ivalavu parabarapilayum... enga "gang MaheshBabu" Srini avaroda fiance kooda oru half an hour ah pesitu irunthaaru... etho train kelambum bothu sound problem kaaga phone cut pannaru...

Once the train started ellarum sernthu ore topic le irunthaanga... ticket print-out edutha koothu atha vechu enna oota aarambichaanga... aana KC pakkava pasikuthu nu sonna ellam shock aayutom... topic appadiye divert aayuduchu... Ram oruthar than porupa ellar ooda phone numbers oru paper le ezhuthinaaru... athoda copies 6 perukum kuduthutaaru... as-usual naan enna kondu vara maranthutenu list potanga... brush, paste, soap...nu oru 10 item list panni ennaku kuduthutaanga... anga oru asatu siripu sirichitu... ethu marantha enna cards pack marakale nu sonna odane ellaru munjiyum prakasam aayuduchu... seri edu nu sonnanga... eduthu antha "51" cards kaatina oodane again ellarum rough ayutaanga en nelama konjam tough ayuduchu... nan cards vilayadatha nalla pulla appu... avanga solli than theriyum oru rummy aadanum na kooda min rendu pack sekanum nu... vidunga ithellam oru prechana nu solli en perusu paduthrom... Srini ooda speciality eh avaru angilam pesuvaaru tamil theriyathu... telugu guy... lite ah comment vitutu yaaru yaaru nu kekuravaru ... nice team members...

Ini enna pannanum no work related discussion for sure... KC and Rams idea was to play Dumb Charades... arumai sabaash sariyana pooti... "avanga jeika naanga thooka... naanga thooka avanga jeika.."appadi nu solra allavuku bayangarama aaditom... poona aaru perula 4 peru tamil, Krish - Malyalam, Srini - Telugu... already naanga pesurathe DumbC mathiri than irukum :) ...

Too many cooks spoil the food nu sollra maathiri.. naanga 3(Krish, Ram n Myself)members padam peru edukavum theriyala en-act pannum pothu kandu pidikavum mudiyala... Antha side le Vijay,KC,Srini ... enna than kashtama padam kuduthalum max two mins than avanga time eduthutaanga... naanga min 4 mins aaachu oru simple padam kandupidika...

Romba tough ah kudukuromnu nenachu "Rumble in the Bronx" kuduthom atha KC en-act panna first word le irukura pathi than sonna ... Brother Mark - Vijay mothama finish pannitaaru... similarly Apocalypto... Engaluku Indiana Jones part 4 Last Crusade kandu pidikurathukulle... next station eh vanthaachu... arumayaa time poochu... appadiye kandu pidikira maathiri vanthalum... engaluke theriyaama bayangarama divert ayuduvom.. appadi sikki romba kashta pattathu RAM :) pawam... innoru tharava enga team le avar vara maataru... eppovume silent irukura maathiri irukum Srini kooda semaya answer pannraru bayangarama en-act pannaru... Maraka mudiyaatha experience train journey...

Renigunta vanthaachu... anga erangi bus le poona 10~15 mins than tirupathi... 8o Clock serntha train renigunta lirunthu 8.40ku than kelambum... vangina ticket eh vida edutha printout kaavathu train journey continue pannanum nu thoonchu :D ... Renigunta le than nan brush, paste soap nu vaanginen... innum yaarum saapidale nu nenacheenga na athu thappu... Renigunta ku munadiye Vijay avanga amma arumaya chappathi and puli saadam vechanga... innum rusi vailiye iruku.... arumai... ini than ellam sooper ah irunthuthu...

Sreekanth (Mr Maapilai) engalukaaga room arrange panraru nu sonnaru...aanal paawam evalavunu avar samalipaaru... he tried doing many arrangements since his father was in Railways... as-usual we dint get rooms... avalavu neram silent ah iruntha Srini avar ooru vantha odane violent ah maarite vanthatha naanga unarnthom... split personality ooda oru live example paathutu irunthom... :D .. avarooda fiance kooda pesrathu inimel avaruku local cal only... appadi irunthum pesama engalukaaga rooms edukurathuku suthitu irunthaaru... pakathule irukura Vishnu complex ku poitom Vijay, RAM and KC anga wait panna sollitu naanga 3 peru room kaaga pakathule lodge irukanu check panna poitom... theriyaama oru three star hotel kulla poitom... antha rates ellam konjam kammiya than irunthuthu...( namma tea saapidra rate le rooms irukum nu Ram correct ah sonnaru ) adichu pidichu oru arumayaana lodge kedachuthu... affordable rate.. 24 hours ku book pannitom... ellarayum koopitu vanthaachu... Wife and Husband oru room naanga naal peru oru room... enga naal peru Srini avaroda kadamai thodangitaaru phone le irunthaaru.. for next two hours 10.40 to 12.40 so it was only three of us... onnum solla mudiyale... so as per plan mrng 4.30 AM ku Tirupathi malai era aarambikanumnu than...

Sema kuluru it was sooper cold... Krish 2.30 AM ku ezhunthu ready aayutaaru... avar than periya manushan...aana 2.45 ku enna ezhupitaaru very bad... antha kuluru le heater eppadi on pannanumnu theriyaama pacha thanile kulichitu 3.0 clock ready aayaachu... next srini kadaisila than RAM ... ennala poruka mudiyala eppadi avar ivalavu neram thungalam nu... so lite ah avar ezhupa arambichuten... though he warned us not to wake him before everyone gets ready... sonnathu namma eppo follow panirukom... anyways avar thookatha keduthaachu... Vijay eh ezhupiyaachu... ellarum 3.45 ku ready aayaachu... we started from lodge amazing for the first time we made it on time... velile auto pidichitu Tirupathi steps starting point ku poyaachu... 4.30 AM we started climbing... Krish ku ithu than first time sooper experience...

ellarukum first meeting point "Gali Gopuram" erum pothe ellarum Mr Venki ye yosichitu eruvaanga aana naanga matum konjam different Gali gopuram le kodukura idli and dosa eh yosichitu erunom ... same place we got the dharma darshan tickets for pedestrians ... ellarum serathuku it was almost 5.30 ...ram was suffering from leg pain... theriyama avar en kitta leg pain feet edge le valikuthu nu sonnaru... nan en technical mulaya use panni athu edge illa vertex nu sonnen,... atu oru kuthama...chennai vara varaikum avar avaroda full brains use pannitaaru... pedestrian ticket vangitu sapitu mudiyarathuku it took around one hour... saapidum pothu ore prechana.. srini eh thavira yaarukum telugu raanu... so kadai kaarar kitta dumbc vilaaditu irunthom... again we started from there @ 6.30... Krish enjoyed a lot while climbing the steep... by 8 ~8.30 everyone reached on top... now venki darshan than baaki... ram was suffering from vertex pain :) ... still he managed to climb...

Gowtham sonna nanbar eh paaka ponum... which was nt help ful for us... but still engala mathichu oruthar vanthu paatharu... enga baggage as in mobiles and one bag locker le safe pannitu 300 rs ticket vazhiya ulla poga aarambichom... engaluku munadi oru foreijner thiru thiru nu mulichutu irunthaaru... avar correct ah krish eh paathu mobile phones enga kudukanum nu ketarru... krish helped him... appo krish kette oru kelvi everyone were thinking on it... which was really valid...' intha foreijner kandipa "Hindu va iruka mudiyaathu" then why it is K.J.Yesudas stopped in sabarmala ' ... point noted... pazhamozhi onnu nyabagam varuthu "kaathadi (kite) ku kooda than vaal iruku athu naala korangu paraka mudiyuma??" enna antha samayathula solla than mudiyala... seri konjathurathula they started dumping in the cages... from cages till darshan it hardly took 2 hours... amazing it went just like tat... we almost played dumbc every where... had nice darshan..got ladoos..some purchasing... yeah this time we dint have lunch till 3~3.30 in the evening...

we came down through a bus... and a nice meals at one hotel suggested by srini and ram.. which would have gone in loss once we were in... had full food... now it time to reach room... we wanted to walk as we had food it was around 4.15~4.30 ... we were at room... now again ppl were tired... we slept ... our main intention behind the trip was to attend Sreekanth and Salini's reception... which gets started at 7.00PM 12-Nov-2011 ... asusual everyone got up at 7.30 and we checked-out our rooms at 8.00PM ... yaaruku theriyum where is their marriage hall :) ... ellarum porupa invitation card vechurukaanga... asusual we were dependent on Srini... We took a share auto and reached the marriage hall with all our luggage @ 9.00 PM sharp for our dinner... :)

ellarum auto vittu erangi nikurom no one is ready to get in... ennaku onnum puriyala... apram the Vijay sonnaru... gift ku iruntha money mela tharisanam paakurathuku spend pannitom :)... no gift in hand ... other way of seeing this embarrassing moment is it was the funniest moment... we laughed at each other.. then myself and Vijay went to nearest ATM took some amount... next funniest moment is yet to come... when vijay said the gift amount brought is of "Citi group project" and we were from "O2-Telefonica" project...yeah vijay was from that team... rest 5 of us were from same (O2 team) ... antha samayathula team change panikitom... Reception stage le eri thairiyama gift kuduthutu erangi aachu... nalla vellai Salini gift mela enna written nu padikala... :D... next enga focus ellam konjam pics leyum... micham food leyum irunthuthu... poi saapitom it was 10PM ... now coming out of the we were care of platform... we have checked-out the room..and our bus was at 1.45... not sure where to go... then went to Sudarsanam Complex very big complex... free space not sure what to do for the next two hours yeah it was 11.40 by then... engaluku bore adicha illa kova patta...naanga saapida aarambichiduvom... so got biscuit packets and brother mark oru nalla vellai senjaar... got UNO cards... i learned wat it is...

it was high time ppl were tired except for our "MaheshBabu- Srini" he was on cal since 10.40PM going good till 12.40AM... avar pesi nathu kooda onnum illa vanthu oru dialog sonnar... "I was on cal only for 45 mins rite ?" rathiri 12.30 endrathaala enga kovamum vegamum ... sirika matum senjithu... athu varaikum KC and Krish flat ayutaanga... naanga 4 peru mattum UNO vilayaaditu irunthom... sudden ah eppadi nu therile started discussing on lave marriage and their live experiences... Ram avaroda seniors pathi pesitu irunthaaru... how his seniors eloped and happily they are ... antha nerathule full fun was Srini avaroda senior pathi sonnathu than... avaroda senior enga role model ayutaaru... "Srini's Senior oda appa avar girl friend marakrathuku Rs. 10,000 kodutha avar seri nu sollitu ... went to honeymoon and got married" amazing guy... full of guts... athu ketathum sema inspiring ah irunthuthu and we laughed like anything that pakathula thoongitu iruntha oruthar ezhunthu thita aarambichitaaru... antha samayathuleyum srini than engala back-up pannaru... it was the funniest moment...time was almost 1.15 am we started from sudarsham complex... bus stand noki purapattom...

enga good time ku bus was delayed by one hour ... we were waiting in bus-stand for one hour... 2.30 bus vanthuthu... eritu thoonginathu than... 5.30 ku we reached coyambedu... now everyone were on their own...

We were not sure how it started and how it came to an end... but unforgettable trip... amazing trip...